Pocket-case.



F. W. BRIGGS.

POCKET OASE.

PFLIQAMUN HLED mu, 19m

Patented Apr. 30, 1932.

mimi-md UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FRANCIS W. 33166501' HBNDEUI, MINNESOTA.

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1,024,1574. Wan-mmm# ramt Patented Apr. so, 1912. pplition ikd Inlay?, 1912. Serial lo. 570,892.

To all whom it may wncm: whereby the tray is swung outwardly, away Be it known that. I, Finn cls W. Barcos, a citizen of the United Sintes, residing at Hendrum, in the count),` of Norman and State of Minnesota. have invented a new and 51p for carrying about in the pocket,

useful Pocket-Case, ofl which *the following is a. specification.

The device forming the subject-matter of this application. is a opted to he emplloyed a ypodel-mic Syri -clinical thermometers, and smal vials :n which are commonly contained, the tabiets which are dimlved in a hypodennic syringe.

The present invention aims to vide a device of this type. in which an uncle-hold ing trav is pivotally connecte-:I with a rack, fh..- ncr being snaably meme into a @se the tray bei v spring-actuated, so as to swing en s, through the open front of the rack, thereby a ready remoral and insertion of arlclis into the tray.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article-holding tra of novel and improved form. and to provi a rack with which the trav may be pivotally connected.

A further object of the invention is so to fashion the device that the articles will be retained securely therein, and beproiected both against crushing and against aocidenta L iifnt d he 0b Vi m'regoingan ot r jectsin view, which vll] appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of puts andvvin the details of constrnion hereinafter described it being understood that che@ in the precise embodiment of invenhllr herein disciosed can be made within the scope o f what is claimed without departi from the'sprit o the invention.

the accnpanying shows the invention m 'veg Fig. 9. shots in thdll'znelevaim me being mail? 1n wn m e rase; Fig. 3 -xs section upon the line A-B nf Fig. 2. the tray being bsck'sardly icio thc rar: Fig. '-1 is a section upon the line A-B of Fig. 2, the tray being swung omm'nrdlyt through the open imm. of the rack: Fig. 5 isa section upon the line G-D of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a perspective ni the tray, paris being broken army; and Fig. i'isa ivo ofanelement which isammhlcdvrtherachtofonn thebotnmofjbonchamitofmaspringmeans drawings-Figure 1 from the rack. In carrying out the invention there is provided a case 1 relatively thin, compared with its breadth, und open at the top only. The eax 1 may be of any sin and may be adapted to contain any desired number of bottles. The cese 1 is equipped in its front wall with a longitudinal eorrugntion 2. The ons! l is curved transversely to fitthe body when piaced in the pocket of a garment.

The invention further includes a rack 3 which is slidably inserted into the case 1. Therack3inclndaback4.tlieedgof which are rolled to form tubular thermometer compartments 5, these tubular elements 5 serving`- at the same time. as reinforcements for the rack 3. Outstanding from the back 4 is a top 7 which, when the rack is inserted into the case l, serves as a closure for the upper end of the msc. The compartments ore eqnpped with outstanding projections 8, cooperating with the projections 9 struck from the case 1. as shown at 6, the parts S and 9 constituting coperating elements preventing the complete withdrawal of the rack 3 from 'the case 1.

The invention further incudes a tray 10. pivotaii connected adjacent its inner end with the rack 3, so as to swing outwardly, between the tubular compartments 5. The tray 10 includes a back 11, corrugated as shown 'at 12. to form article-hdding seats. The side walls 14 ontstane! beyond the hack` 11. and the bottom l5 lits between the side walls 14.-, the. bottom being equipped at its ouier edge; with a plurality of npstanding resilient, article-holding tongues 16, alined with the seats 12, the ba [1, the sides 14, the bottom 15 and the tongces 16 being, pref erabiy, fashioned in one piece, as will be understood readily from an inspecion of Fig. (S. One of the tongues. denoted speciliily by the numcrai li'. is longer than the v other tongues, for a purpose which vriil be dexribed hereinafter. In the bottom 15, in alinement with the tongue 1T. there is an opening 3.8. In the side walls 14 there are openings 19. adapted to receive pins N which project toward the longitudinal cenier of the rack, the 'pins being secured to thccoxnpartments. Thepins20,aswillbe understood readily. serve to eect a pivotal connection between the iriy 1() and the rack 3, so that the tray 10 msy be swung outwardly, away from the rack 3, as grown to `35 vase 1, nV lol-k iQ provid-cd, ille.' smne'illcludbasl advantage in Fig. 4. Outstanding from the back ll of the tray 10 are n pluality of pins 21..

The bottles 22 are engaged by the tongues 16 :ind t in the corrrnations 12. between the pins 2l. In order to prevent a displacement of the corks, ledges entstand from the back 4 of flue rick il. The Einiges 23 may be variously placed of: the bnc-.k 4, depending upon the lengths of the bottles 92. The lmlgrs 23 an spared apar?. so that the hypoderulic syringe 24 mziylit between them the .syringe being en ngw'l by the tongue 17, and the point of ilse syringe passing th the opening 1S in the bottom l5, as will understood imm remlilxv from an inspectio of Fig. 3. Plates 100 outstanding from the 11m-k ll serve in liret the syringe into the opening 18- Pins 101 prneding from the hiel: il and from the fougue I7 engnge the lower end of the Body of the syringe 24 and pren-ni an imdne descent thereof;-

'l'lle ilwnnnnu-ters 125 :we rontaihed with.- in the wmpqrnmwlls 5. the iop 7 of (he nel: 3 being provided with sl-ruw mls 26, mn- .-1itnting 'elmnres for the compliments 5, the consti-"dion being snc-.li that the thermomeius may be n'wnoved frmil the comparlmr-nls 5, if without wilhdrawing the rac-l; 3. fmmvtlle @se `L bviously, as is a compro" and well mnstmefion. ibe caps :Zjnzy be seml'red to the endso the thenlmmeie 125.

fn order to umintan the nel: Il within'tbe ing-l button Si?, rotalable in ilu-top I of tine nel: 3. ille hilton eriilppe'd at its Vinneroem with an outtanilng; bead 25. adapted lo loel: lroentli pmjelion 29 in the front will of'thlensue Lilia projection 29 [ffmbly ,fw-ined h vyexlendiug (be woll of tllje ease millas-illy. toa slight rllcnt. The blettnn prnjl'cfls lle-- vond the ma: I In furilinle lli@ liflingnpf the rack 3. l

'In Fig. llnrnis slimy a T-shaped um her 30, including a spi-ini: 'n nezrl: for .wingf in; lll; tray l0 oswarllly. and imzlneling nlSl. lt Miami-nf Illa rat-k 3: 'lhi'r T4 5. Shaped member l inail 3l. :mi :i mshndingffmgn rnd of the heid 3l, at righi "angles: In the lmd. brad V3l lmruj uid nf -mei 3. su as lo form 'Ilm-bollo@ lflnelreiof, 5,515 showin `most;rlezurlyriii 'ahdlt' The the; f .llofjliie lm vjml flue lgk'fi uf Ilm .i

lmlf portion of ilus iii'hcstgalS-.pflnl in Yl"`ij| A '1 lui the l itlmlnh- Ils multi hq-longue f ll. wo "zal Ille free: in l-naging Huelga-le Il if In Suini: llutrmy l0 *in musi. islexrlyin Fg. 17-

ing im im@ 21;".

obviously, the boum :sa of the nek a am@ 'to protect that end vof the hygzierm syringe 24 which pro' through open ing 1e. Upon u 4my'be hacii 105 holding a double-endedcasepl .A ed to hold h ic needl. In by removing the milled bottom 2. when al M3 Isls bem elevated zmeiently; the tongue 32 will saving the Vlm'wl" into the shown in 4, than' emkof flue MHS 25. from llll'pflreatll. ledges 23. wher'enpm' ani-of the bottles, or th may bei radly li'flmilhe @pins midwiiw m t tongues 16 or 1 tlm rack 3 is intotbe esse 1, the for# ward edges ofthe-wills 14 of the tray 10 will engage the nppergfl'mt edge of the ca l. swinging ilse lm'lyll) irony-dlg', and prittffng the spring tgue undrfompression. The-ase l socint resiliency so that when the nek 3 is slid inlo the case. the psx1 willv snap into engagement "ith tlle-projrdionB paris 25 and 25| mar he by will@ 'me mi n n-m xhmglwm; s as lo: ilus-ima im. 'and sullut'it may be readily Sterconicham-e nf mixing the f Ilm hmtlles. so shaped that it ils momsliet imlglo notimvn about, lIlle-win. 'Die ease. may loekedin a closed 11o ,plo with vequal facility, 1r full l Bottles msn held the u'pontlxem will not he marred or dlsz'ured. w

Uailag tlins'dem'ibm invention.,whatv 115 use openitmlqend; a rack. npe at the fron!- gndinseed plo llie rase; a 1 Il?? Protally with'thr nek. 'Id- 13 jan-ng Qtheinner'zemk'of thetmy and ihn radi: and mhpled lo Slillg ilu-Img 'ilu' alpen fronhhf ille ndr: (ha (my having :m arlirlP-Silmmrng bton prnislc-d-'willl dif'le-lmldllg nngnea'hcl-B 125 lui-ing :m lrtielA-rr'eeivilpg opening in tho' lnliom. :lined william: longue.

'Y i. In a derive f llw nlas flexrMitS-'B open nl llw lop: :e nel: open at the frunhxld slidable within ilu.- case; a ti'ay pvuhlly 13 5 the tray forholding an article upon the tray when the tray is Vatueted by the spring i means.

3J In a device of the class described, :t sergpen et! thetop; e rack open at the r d `slidebie Within'the ease; atroy -piro y connected with the rack, adjacent the inner ends of tbetrey and the rack; erticleholding means upon the tray; spring means. for swinging the tray outwardly, through the op'edfront of the rack; interengog'mg elements upon the rack and the casette prevent e complete withdrawal of theraek from the cese; Vand a' locking device "upon the rack, adapted tn engage the cese to 20 maintain the 'rack within the case;

4. In e ,device of the class described, a case; a rack `slilorzvly mounted in the case; a troygpivotolly Conneetedwith the rack, ad-A jacent thejinner`v ends'oftbe tray Vand the rack.; theA tray consisting 1of aback,- side walls and Ve'A bottom,-` the `bottom being 'el-uipped et, its onteredge with e pluralit o upstan'ding springftonguesend 4the bee beingl co'rrugatedi tot seats, alined with the tongues. 5. iIri a, '4devcfe Vof 'f the; class `'case l11. rack' slidebl and e ltroy lzwivoteJ described, e inserted into the easeg. 1y -connected 'with the.

track', adjacent the inner ends of the tre'y and 845 ,the rack; the traoconsisting of e vbeck end an outstanding jttorn the bottom being ali-its enter edge with an u' Stand# ing, 'fau-'ticleengeging tongue, there sing a.

; defressed, 'ertielexeceving seat in thebek, l

' ,endsv of the forrln erticlefreceiving vas my own,

wltbtlio tongue and an' Qoening in the bottom alined with the tongneand adapted to receive the point of the article; the rack having a bottom, adapted to protec't the pointof the article, the bott/om being formed. with an opstanding springtongue, adapted to bear against the tray, to swing the tray away from the reci@ 6. lnn device of the class described, a cese; a .rack slidably mounted within the case and provided along its edges with tubular compartments, constituting reinforcements for the rook; a troy located between the tubular compartments; pivot elements mounted in the tubular compartments, and engaging the tray adjacent its inner end; and a spring plate secured to tbe rack and engaging the tray, to swing the tray, at

its free end, away romlthe rack. I

7. 4In Aa device of the class described, u

ease; a rack slidebly inserted into the andopen at its front; e tray pivotstll'y connected with Athe rook, adjacent` the lower tray und the rack, the tray being provided at its lower edgeV with article- ,holding-tongues, the back of the tray being eorr ated, to form article-holding means aliney Ijwith `the tongues; projections outstanding from= the beck of the tray, .to seperate thearticles; and n ledge outstanding from theA rack and cooperating withv the tongues .to hold the articles against' longi-V tudmal movement. s l,

In testimony that yclaim the foregoing I have hereto affixed my signa.- tnre in the presence of twofwitnesses.

, y FRANCIS W, smoes.

W'itnessesL Jennie C. Brunes,

` `Hinz'rvmn HANson. 

